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the pentagon will be hit by this. that same set of polling far more americans would blame republicans if what they call the sequester kicks in. less than one third would hold the president accountable. still more than a week away, already it appears the writing is on the wall. civilian employees have been told by the pentagon they'll be placed on unpaid leave, at least one day a week. democrats are calling for congress to reconvene to deal with this mess. secretary of state john kerry is reminding his former colleagues that actions here at home do have global implications. >> it's often said that we cannot be strong at home if we're not strong in the world, but in these days of a looming budget sequester that everyone actually wants to avoid or most, we can't be strong in the world unless we are strong at home. my credibility as a diplomat to create order is strongest when america at last puts its own fiscal house in order and that has to be now. let's reach a responsible agreement that prevents these senseless cuts.
the pentagon will be hit by this. that same set of polling far more americans would blame republicans if what they call the sequester kicks in. less than one third would hold the president accountable. still more than a week away, already it appears the writing is on the wall. civilian employees have been told by the pentagon they'll be placed on unpaid leave, at least one day a week. democrats are calling for congress to reconvene to deal with this mess. secretary of state john kerry is...
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>> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. south carolina republicans senator lindsey graham has been one of the most ardent critics of how the administration has handled the benghazi attack. he joins us live tonight from columbia, south carolina. good evening, senator. >> thank you for having me. >> senator let's first start with your reaction to the release of this tunisian. >> i don't know if it's justified or not but it's like pulling teeth to get the administration to engage. it wrote the tunisian government and saying it was unsemiable not to grant an interview without a lawyer. they did give the f.b.i. access to this man. i don't know the result of the interview butly try to get to the bottom of it. i didn't take much effort to get the tunisians to cooperat cooperate. i manual what would have happened if the president of the united states would have picked up the phone and called the prime minister to say this is a priority for the country. >> bret: do you think the administration that the national security effort of th
>> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. south carolina republicans senator lindsey graham has been one of the most ardent critics of how the administration has handled the benghazi attack. he joins us live tonight from columbia, south carolina. good evening, senator. >> thank you for having me. >> senator let's first start with your reaction to the release of this tunisian. >> i don't know if it's justified or not but it's like pulling teeth to get the...
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the pentagon is not concerned, but they are watching. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. a senior military source tells fox news that iran has ordered an attack on baghdad as retaliation is not solid. nevertheless, preparations are made for retribution. >> with u.s. military strikes looming, the state department announced it is pulling out non emergency personnel in lebanon and warned americans from coming. in part due to signs from ir iran-backed hezbollah. more likely, according to analysts, there could be a hezbollah strike against enemy and key u.s. ally. comments today were purposely vague. >> a silent approach. the ambiguity is launched. >> keeping al assad in power is seeing as key to political links for hezbollah with it's main sponsor iran. >> they have sent fighters in syria to battle. they want that link preserved. that is existential for the military. >> the war in syria is already hitting home in lebanon. this memorial in the hezbollah strong hold of south beirut is the site of the car bomb which left 27 people dead. it is widely believed that is r
the pentagon is not concerned, but they are watching. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. a senior military source tells fox news that iran has ordered an attack on baghdad as retaliation is not solid. nevertheless, preparations are made for retribution. >> with u.s. military strikes looming, the state department announced it is pulling out non emergency personnel in lebanon and warned americans from coming. in part due to signs from ir iran-backed hezbollah. more...
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been misleading. >> shepard: what is the pentagon saying now? >> day blame the afghans. the afghan commanders forgot to submit their field reports so the pentagon data was misleading. quote: during a quality control check we became aware that some data was incorrectly entered into the database that is used for tracking security-related incident across afghanistan. >> a regrettable error in our database system that was discovered during a routine quality check. we're making the appropriate adjustments. in spite of the theater adjustments, our assessment for the fundamentalled of progress in afghanistan remains positive. >> nato has taken down the misleading figures from their web site and are revicing them. there's no work inthey -- >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon with progress from afghanistan is positive. stay tuned. >>> this is what happening when a person testifies in their open murder trial. the prosecution going averageddy arias with a scrapple, talking about the day she killed her boyfriend. >>> the harlem globe trotter and fo
been misleading. >> shepard: what is the pentagon saying now? >> day blame the afghans. the afghan commanders forgot to submit their field reports so the pentagon data was misleading. quote: during a quality control check we became aware that some data was incorrectly entered into the database that is used for tracking security-related incident across afghanistan. >> a regrettable error in our database system that was discovered during a routine quality check. we're making the...
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. >> reporter: if you work at the pentagon, you could get one day off a week unpaid. leon panetta has warned congress, they're looking at these furloughs. if you don't work at the pentagon there are a number of other areas where you could be affected as well. take a look. the cbo said that we're looking at 750,000 job losses. small business loans down $902 million. the fbi could lose 1,000 federal agents. nutrition aid for women and children, over 500,000 could lose that. not to mention other programs that could go away like meals on wheels. >>> so, how will this midwest storm impact all of us? nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with the details. >> yeah, not many people will want to be traveling in the central plains today. jay gray in kansas city, two hours, it's going to be snowing incredibly hard in kansas city. now, as far as the radar goes, the blue is the intense snow. the pic shows you ice. the green is just plain old rain there from oklahoma city southward. if you're in the wichita, kansas, area, go outside, you may see some flashes in the snow, you have t
. >> reporter: if you work at the pentagon, you could get one day off a week unpaid. leon panetta has warned congress, they're looking at these furloughs. if you don't work at the pentagon there are a number of other areas where you could be affected as well. take a look. the cbo said that we're looking at 750,000 job losses. small business loans down $902 million. the fbi could lose 1,000 federal agents. nutrition aid for women and children, over 500,000 could lose that. not to mention...
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one example, the pentagon wants to cut an enormous program. it doesn't need it. this does not allow them to cut it. but the pentagon says we don't need cuts over here where you are cutting. could we just fix this? the answer is no. mike, that's dumb. why is everybody on capitol hill so dumb? reporter: actually, the republican plan would have given president obama a democratic president, more flexibility, but then there's also the question if, if you give up the power of the purse to the white house, then congress loses a lot of power, so there's a lot of dynamics at work here. you are correct, there are lot of ways you can do this a lot more surgically, and that's something hey have been talking about but have not taken action so far. >> shepard: the other side talks about more revenue, more revenue. really what that is it a closing of loopholes, and you put the public, there are loopholes out there, for instance, that make it such that many corporations based in the town within blocks of the spot where i'm sitting at this moment, pay less in taxes last year than
one example, the pentagon wants to cut an enormous program. it doesn't need it. this does not allow them to cut it. but the pentagon says we don't need cuts over here where you are cutting. could we just fix this? the answer is no. mike, that's dumb. why is everybody on capitol hill so dumb? reporter: actually, the republican plan would have given president obama a democratic president, more flexibility, but then there's also the question if, if you give up the power of the purse to the white...
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jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what happened? >> well, with little fanfare, shep, u.s. and nate officials in afghanistan removed from their web site the month-to-month figure saying attacks by the taliban were down by 7% last year. there seemed to be a mistake. a mistake that led to administration officials making statements like this. >> violence levels have been trending downward in the last two years after five years of steady increases beginning in 2006. >> the problem is the attacks weren't trending downward. they were exactly the same as in 2011. an embarrassing admission by the pentagon that the the narrative about how the president's strategy in afghanistan was bearing fruit may have been misleading, shep. >> shepard: they must be making some case at the pentagon in their own defense. >> well, in essence, they blame the afghans. the afghan commanders supposedly forgot to submit their field reports about the attacks so the pentagon data was misleading. >> this is a regrettable error in our database systems that was discove
jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what happened? >> well, with little fanfare, shep, u.s. and nate officials in afghanistan removed from their web site the month-to-month figure saying attacks by the taliban were down by 7% last year. there seemed to be a mistake. a mistake that led to administration officials making statements like this. >> violence levels have been trending downward in the last two years after five years of steady increases beginning in...
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we also understand, bill, tonight from the reporting of our own jennifer griffin at the pentagon, that a force of several dozen special ops forces are on stand by. a u.s. force awaiting the president's orders if any sort of operation to rescue those hostage is ordered. bill? >> bill: interesting and something all to watch it is all related to the anti-militant site in a country south thereof called mali. >> yeah. the group that took these hostage calls itself the master brigade. it's run by a one-eyed eye geern. that group said they did this because of the french-led action against islamist militants in mali. those militants have been taking more and more territory in the country their aim according to a lot of experts is to establish what would be islamic state and potential training ground for global jihad. listen. the fear is that all of these groups will fortify their position. create kind of a base and training ground and safe haven for terrorists not only in the region but become a magnet for terrorists and criminals worldwide. that of course is of great worry to the united state
we also understand, bill, tonight from the reporting of our own jennifer griffin at the pentagon, that a force of several dozen special ops forces are on stand by. a u.s. force awaiting the president's orders if any sort of operation to rescue those hostage is ordered. bill? >> bill: interesting and something all to watch it is all related to the anti-militant site in a country south thereof called mali. >> yeah. the group that took these hostage calls itself the master brigade....
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. >> reporter: today, there's a new warning from the pentagon, they say more than 700,000 civilian workers would have to take one day off without pay a week. one day after president obama continued his plea to the public and to congress saying that this is going to be devastating for the economy, he wants congress to act and it comes one day after a bipartisan commission released a new plan that would detail $2.4 trillion cuts over 12 years. mara? >> thank you. >>> we'll have more on those budget cuts and other political stories later in the show. >>> he was being considered for a big show, but now general john allen has announced that he's retired. he completed 19 months as top commander in afghanistan, instead of taking the new job, he'll retire to help his wife deal with health issues. here's your "first look" at the dish of scrambled politics americans still don't like congress very much. 15% approve of the job that the lawmakers are doing, up one point from last month. >>> deanny hoyer said that the 2016 presidential race is easy to predict, if hillary clinton decides to win, she'll c
. >> reporter: today, there's a new warning from the pentagon, they say more than 700,000 civilian workers would have to take one day off without pay a week. one day after president obama continued his plea to the public and to congress saying that this is going to be devastating for the economy, he wants congress to act and it comes one day after a bipartisan commission released a new plan that would detail $2.4 trillion cuts over 12 years. mara? >> thank you. >>> we'll...
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what specifically should the pentagon be doing to combat this? >> well, you know, since the film has come out, there's certainly a realization that this is a very, very serious problem. in fact, the military is using the film as part of its sexual assault training. today we estimate more than 250,000 men and women within the military have seen the film. >> wow. >> what they really need to do, though, is change the way they approach this. right now the way they investigate and prosecute -- the decision to investigate and prosecute these crimes is made within the chain of command and as a result men and women don't report because they perceive there are conflicts of interest. if they don't report, these serial predators go on to assault again and again. it moves to be moved outside the chain of command with independent prosecutors and investigators making the decision. the military is fighting back on this right now. i still think they don't get it. they've had 40 years to solve this problem and they've failed. they have to make these structural pr
what specifically should the pentagon be doing to combat this? >> well, you know, since the film has come out, there's certainly a realization that this is a very, very serious problem. in fact, the military is using the film as part of its sexual assault training. today we estimate more than 250,000 men and women within the military have seen the film. >> wow. >> what they really need to do, though, is change the way they approach this. right now the way they investigate and...
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knows the pentagon's response to complaints from iraq about depleted uranium attacks they wanted to go away because we kicked out of them but that doesn't explain is this common dreams nuisance of the shocking numbers of u.s. vets affected of six hundred ninety seven thousand u.s. troops in the first gulf war the department of defense now admits nearly two hundred fifty thousand of permanently disabled from opposed to the last a just one hundred one in three troops to be on treason documentary is a simply incredible figure goldman jarrett daughter was born with most of her hand missing and other deformities he believes his service in iraq is to blame independent tests on the high levels of the pretty drain him in his body. going to court have received admissions that a disability could only have been caused by you two three eight dogs. it was put in charge of do you clean up off the operation is that still the army was well aware of its toxicity he says not only in areas they hit before anyone working with it in the vicinity is d.-u. or even breathing down wind of uranium pulse sickles
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here at home the pentagon saying it postponed its own planned missile test from california's air force base. that delay they hope may help diffuse the situation on the korean peninsula. but north korea does not appear to be willing to drop the defenses any time soon. this video from the state showing pictures of attacking the defense minister. another video supervising a series of drills using an unmanned combat plan. the leading u.s. military commander in south korea to delay a trip to washington. he says he will remain in seoul for quote a prudent measure. steve centanni following from the nation's capital and streaming live from the south korean capital. david? >> it is looking increasingly likely north korea is going to conduct the text. >> the government. should be back where it starts from the embassies by that day. suet k south korea has been following the missiles to the east coast of north korea. it was 1800 miles. north korea has threatened the attack. the u.s. tried to make sure is it doesn't do anything to make the situation worse here. the pentagon postponed a test of ball
here at home the pentagon saying it postponed its own planned missile test from california's air force base. that delay they hope may help diffuse the situation on the korean peninsula. but north korea does not appear to be willing to drop the defenses any time soon. this video from the state showing pictures of attacking the defense minister. another video supervising a series of drills using an unmanned combat plan. the leading u.s. military commander in south korea to delay a trip to...
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>> not clear what the senate is going to do but they have put pressure on the pentagon in the past. they have had gao study this issue and actually the pentagon was supposed to come up with some uniform standards so that all the uniforms would presumably meet the same -- but the pentagon dragged its feet on that so i think there's a decent chance this will pass. >> how much is this going to save and is it really about savings or symbolism? >> it will safe a few million dollars, three or 4 million to develop a new uniform which clearly in the context of a $500 billion budget is not a huge thing. i think this is -- this is similar to the hill is latching onto this as an example of ways of inefficiency and i think they want to sort of signal that the days of the open checkbook are over. >> tell us how we ended up with so many uniforms. this really started in 2002, didn't it? >> yeah. as you said in the opener, everybody used to have the same uniform and then in 2002 the marine corps pushed out their new digital marpat pattern and it made a lot of sense, it was wash and wear so the mari
>> not clear what the senate is going to do but they have put pressure on the pentagon in the past. they have had gao study this issue and actually the pentagon was supposed to come up with some uniform standards so that all the uniforms would presumably meet the same -- but the pentagon dragged its feet on that so i think there's a decent chance this will pass. >> how much is this going to save and is it really about savings or symbolism? >> it will safe a few million...
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is the single largest oil contributor to the pentagon the us war machine is heavily . b.p. and their oil this is a huge step backwards. it's a step. correct is toxic is a look a lot like. it was it was not a picture that either the government or b.p. really wanted to i don't want dispersants to be the agent. this. speech or language. news programs and documentaries in spanish as to you breaking news a little too much of angles to the stories. you hear. that the spanish. visit. after decades of prosecuting a proxy war against iran can washington change its behavior many in washington have dismissed obama's all branch out of hand many in iran are just as mistrustful is this quest for peace a fool's. mission and free couldn't take shouldn't three months for charges free. range month free. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects a free media. dot com. we know how to do banking it should be. like infrastructure to support the economy it shouldn't be for the benefit of it leads to think they're above the law as we currently have. clues. s
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the pentagon notifies congress today of its large-scale furlough plan should those cuts kick in. >>> let's head to wall street. jackie deangelis is at the new york stock exchange. >> good morning, natalie. another day, another cyber attack. this time on apple. authorities believe that the hackers that targeted facebook last week use d the same softwae to attack the mac computers of apple employees. all this, of course, coming on the heels of chrysler, jeep and burger king saying their twitter accounts were attacked. >>> meanwhile it isn't 1999 but investors are sure partying like it is, after nasdaq hit an all-time high. >>> generating some buzz after a facebook town hall chat with parents' magazine and a discussion focusing on joe biden's gun control efforts. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double barrel shotgun. you don't need an ar-15. buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun. >> vice president says he has two shotguns of his own at his home in delaware. those dash cam videos from russia never seem to disappoint. take a look, the driver was surprised to see that the vehicle came at
the pentagon notifies congress today of its large-scale furlough plan should those cuts kick in. >>> let's head to wall street. jackie deangelis is at the new york stock exchange. >> good morning, natalie. another day, another cyber attack. this time on apple. authorities believe that the hackers that targeted facebook last week use d the same softwae to attack the mac computers of apple employees. all this, of course, coming on the heels of chrysler, jeep and burger king saying...
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national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon, so what concerns does the pentagon have, jennifer, about this right now? >> reporter: well, i'm told that we should know in the next 12 hours what the president's decision will be about whether to, in essence, go it alone before he leaves for the g20 summit on tuesday. right now he is meeting with his national security team at the white house and, of course, secretary of state kerry who has taken the lead in pushing for action will speak at 12:30 eastern, in just a few minutes' time. in the meantime, the pentagon is watching as assad essentially moves his scud missiles and other military armaments out of his bases. those bases are being emptied out, they've been emptyed out over the last few days meaning targets have to be reset. a senior u.s. official tells fox it would have been better to strike a few days ago before the regime had time to move military hardware from from its bases. those bases were likely targets, assad knew that, he could have known that by simply watching american television. most military staff h
national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon, so what concerns does the pentagon have, jennifer, about this right now? >> reporter: well, i'm told that we should know in the next 12 hours what the president's decision will be about whether to, in essence, go it alone before he leaves for the g20 summit on tuesday. right now he is meeting with his national security team at the white house and, of course, secretary of state kerry who has taken the lead in pushing...
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time in my career that a diplomat has more. [ beep ] than somebody in the military. >> reporter: the pentagon says f-16s were hours away and couldn't have got threaten in time say democrats. >> of all the irresponsible allegations leveled over the past two weeks, this is the most troubling. and based on what our military commanders have told us, this allegation is simply untrue. >> andrea mitchell reporting. hicks said he told secretary clinton it was a terrorist attack, not a demonstration. and another striking claim, he says the state department demoted him in retaliation for speaking out. the department denies punishing anyone and says congress withheld money needed to protect outposts like benghazi. >>> and now here's your first look at this morning's dish of "scrambled politics." in minnesota, supporters held a prayer vigil last night before today's scheduled vote in the state house to legalize same-sex marriage. the governor said he would sign the bill if lawmakers pass it to make minnesota the 12th state to legalize gay marriage. >>> new hampshire's senator is criticized for her positi
time in my career that a diplomat has more. [ beep ] than somebody in the military. >> reporter: the pentagon says f-16s were hours away and couldn't have got threaten in time say democrats. >> of all the irresponsible allegations leveled over the past two weeks, this is the most troubling. and based on what our military commanders have told us, this allegation is simply untrue. >> andrea mitchell reporting. hicks said he told secretary clinton it was a terrorist attack, not a...
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with us against those who trained and supported and applaud the deranged fanatics who flew airports pentagon anded 14 people in fort hood and soldiers in little rock and planted ied's on the road side in stanford and iraq to kill those. i have a hard time convincing americans why it does matter that we act like friends to our friends and stop believes that our are not that different after all. >> israel is the only in the middle east who mirrors our equal of human beings and freedom and value of education and power of dissent even with one's only government and the right of the people to their government without ballots and bullets and bombs. the president could with draw the nomination of chuck hagel as defense security. he is so ignorant of the real enemy we face he believe that is iran can be trusted and israel can't. high would be better suited for taking tickets at yellow stone than defending against the treats. ip hope you will call and e-mail your senator to use common sense and while acknowledging that the president has the privilege to name his team. he doesn't have the right to put
with us against those who trained and supported and applaud the deranged fanatics who flew airports pentagon anded 14 people in fort hood and soldiers in little rock and planted ied's on the road side in stanford and iraq to kill those. i have a hard time convincing americans why it does matter that we act like friends to our friends and stop believes that our are not that different after all. >> israel is the only in the middle east who mirrors our equal of human beings and freedom and...
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retirement and medical benefits given to other soldiers wounded overseas and in the 9/11 attack on the pentagon. burnett, his wife, torry, earth families of other fort hood victims miss out on thousands of additional assistance every year. >> they don't need to be treated like this. they don't need to sit and fight everyday for this, you know, this benefit or that. >> reporter: while the families argue for more help, nbc 5 investigates learned major nidal hasan received hundreds of thousands of dollars in military pay since his arrest. >> i want to show you something. this is a letter we received from the army showing how much major hasan has been paid since he was arrested. >> there have been times when my wife and i cannot afford groceries. we cannot afford gas in our car. literally times where we ate nothing but ramen noodles for weeks on end. and this makes me sick to my stomach. >> reporter: hasan's total pay since the shooting, more than $2 $278,000. the defense department confirmed the numbers in response to a freedom of information act request. the army tells us under the military code
retirement and medical benefits given to other soldiers wounded overseas and in the 9/11 attack on the pentagon. burnett, his wife, torry, earth families of other fort hood victims miss out on thousands of additional assistance every year. >> they don't need to be treated like this. they don't need to sit and fight everyday for this, you know, this benefit or that. >> reporter: while the families argue for more help, nbc 5 investigates learned major nidal hasan received hundreds of...
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papers i look back through the facts of what happened in the pentagon papers and nobody home nothing there no damage now security you have to look at these claims with a jaundiced eye because after a period of time you take a look at them and there's no danger as you mentioned the obama administration has prosecuted more allegedly leakers then under the espionage act then all previous administrations combined. do you believe that leakers such as bradley manning should be subject to some discipline yes i do and i would think that if you work for this organization you used leaking their secrets you probably ought to be fired i think every organization or have a control over its employees and therefore i think that bradley manning should be disciplined and i think that the twenty years to which he's agreed probably probably is a good good sentence i think the question with bradley manning right now is these agreed to twenty and the government wants to give them life and i just wonder whether that's appropriate but i do believe every organization should be able to discipline its employee
papers i look back through the facts of what happened in the pentagon papers and nobody home nothing there no damage now security you have to look at these claims with a jaundiced eye because after a period of time you take a look at them and there's no danger as you mentioned the obama administration has prosecuted more allegedly leakers then under the espionage act then all previous administrations combined. do you believe that leakers such as bradley manning should be subject to some...
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jennifer griffin at the pentagon. bill: there is a growing backlash meanwhile over the pentagon's new medal for drone operators. veterans say they have been insulted the new award is ranked higher than those who serve on the battlefield. distinguished warfare medal as it is known is ranked higher than the bronze star which is given for heroic conduct and the purple heart for troops injured in pat he will. nearly 6,000 people so far signed a petition urging the white house to demote the new medal. >>> ten minutes past the hour now. when she was speak are he of the house nancy pelosi famously said this about the health care bill. >> we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it away from the fog of the controversy. bill: turns out a lot of what's in it is unpopular. with some of the same people who supported it. the true cost of obamacare for young americans. martha: and boy, blockbuster testimony this morning out of former olympian oscar pistorius about the night that he shot his model girlfriend. he
jennifer griffin at the pentagon. bill: there is a growing backlash meanwhile over the pentagon's new medal for drone operators. veterans say they have been insulted the new award is ranked higher than those who serve on the battlefield. distinguished warfare medal as it is known is ranked higher than the bronze star which is given for heroic conduct and the purple heart for troops injured in pat he will. nearly 6,000 people so far signed a petition urging the white house to demote the new...
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the pentagon came up with its first military options for the u.s. and syria, the range of actions including training opposition, creating no-fly zones, and taking control of the government's chemical weapons. the united states welcomes the european union decision to blacklist of the hezbollah military wing. a terrorist group on monday. firefighters and soldiers have been deployed in china after two powerful earthquakes killed 90 people. hundreds more were injured after the quake struck the city. more than 30,000 people have been instructed to leave their homes. >> the sound of rocks rolling beneath the ground, two earthquakes one and a half hours apart. the first had a magnitude of 6.6. the second, 5.6. the epicenter is about 500 kilometers southwest of beijing, but the worst damage is happened in the outlying villages. had little victims warning. the village is so remote it took rescuers many hours to reach them. woundede have held this person, but two others were crushed and have to be immediately sent to the hospital at the foot of the mountain f
the pentagon came up with its first military options for the u.s. and syria, the range of actions including training opposition, creating no-fly zones, and taking control of the government's chemical weapons. the united states welcomes the european union decision to blacklist of the hezbollah military wing. a terrorist group on monday. firefighters and soldiers have been deployed in china after two powerful earthquakes killed 90 people. hundreds more were injured after the quake struck the...
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the pentagon says there are 26,000 sexual assaults in the military each year. more than half of the victims are men. britain and israel use prosecutors not commanders to handel their cases and others says well that model could work here. >> that decision will be made in a more objective way which we hope will instill more confidence by the victim in the system that he or she has a chance to receive justice. just to be clear, this is not just a woman's issue, more than half of the victims are men, this is a problem that is corrosive and undermined the expect of the whole military and undermining our military readiness. >> glor: overseas turkey's prime minister says today his country's financial markets are under attack, he blamed speculators when there was a tenth day of protests against his government. holly williams is in istanbul. >> reporter: in the turkish capital of ankara today protesters again clashed with the police. the authorities have used tactics that many here criticize as heavy-handed. at other times the demonstrations have looked like a carnival.
the pentagon says there are 26,000 sexual assaults in the military each year. more than half of the victims are men. britain and israel use prosecutors not commanders to handel their cases and others says well that model could work here. >> that decision will be made in a more objective way which we hope will instill more confidence by the victim in the system that he or she has a chance to receive justice. just to be clear, this is not just a woman's issue, more than half of the victims...
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>> we haven't left the pentagon untouched. over $500 billion has already been taken out of the pentagon before sequester. so there's been real reductions in american defense spending. in terms of obama care, look, not a single republican voted for it i would be pretty shocked if we ever presented a budget that presumed that it would stay in law. we would like to see it removed. we think we've got better alternatives. so again, those are legitimate points and differences. budgets sort of lay out opening positions and negotiations and discussions. they're not the final document, let's be real. what the president wants won't happen exactly as he would like it to. the same thing is true with the senate democrats and the same thing will be true with our budget. but at least it balances, it makes some tough choices. i think that's what the american people want to us do right now. >> what happens when the president who is on the hill now, with the senate democrats when he comes up and talks to your caucus tomorrow and walks into the
>> we haven't left the pentagon untouched. over $500 billion has already been taken out of the pentagon before sequester. so there's been real reductions in american defense spending. in terms of obama care, look, not a single republican voted for it i would be pretty shocked if we ever presented a budget that presumed that it would stay in law. we would like to see it removed. we think we've got better alternatives. so again, those are legitimate points and differences. budgets sort of...
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and now let's go back to the pentagon where chuck hagel has taken to the podium. [ inaudible ] >> so he is having some audio problems or we are with the feed but we'll take a quick break and be back with more right after this. hi i'm terry, and i have diabetic nerve pain. i worked a patrol unit for 17 years in the city of baltimore. when i first started experiencing the pain, it's hard to describe because you have a numbness but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went back to my health care professional, that's when she suggested the lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing,
and now let's go back to the pentagon where chuck hagel has taken to the podium. [ inaudible ] >> so he is having some audio problems or we are with the feed but we'll take a quick break and be back with more right after this. hi i'm terry, and i have diabetic nerve pain. i worked a patrol unit for 17 years in the city of baltimore. when i first started experiencing the pain, it's hard to describe because you have a numbness but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in...
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but certainly not an auspicious first trip as pentagon chief. i also want to ask you about a controversial decision the administration has brought up abu gaith, the son-in-law of osama bin laden after he was taken in an interesting way by the fbi and the c.i.a. in jordan after kurky extradited him to jordan and on his way to kuwait and he ended up in our hands in new york city. the argument from the administration is that he was talking them and giving them useful information, even after he was given his miranda rights and there's no reason why he cannot safely be prosecuted in lower manhattan where we, you know, prosecuted and convicted the blind sheikh. what are your objections? >> let me put it to the administration and our intelligence, the counterterrorism forces for making this apprehension, it's very important, very significant, i commend them for it. i do disagree with the decision not to treat him as an enemy combatant and not to try him in a military commission. not that i'm not worried about the conviction, i think he will be convicte
but certainly not an auspicious first trip as pentagon chief. i also want to ask you about a controversial decision the administration has brought up abu gaith, the son-in-law of osama bin laden after he was taken in an interesting way by the fbi and the c.i.a. in jordan after kurky extradited him to jordan and on his way to kuwait and he ended up in our hands in new york city. the argument from the administration is that he was talking them and giving them useful information, even after he was...
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. >>> president obama's nominee to run the pentagon will have to wait at least another week for an up or down vote in the senate. but it now appears chuck hagel will get that vote when senators return. at least two top republicans say they will stop efforts to stall his confirmation. that filibuster came a day after hagel was approved by the armed services by a party-line vote. one of his most vocal opponents says while he doesn't believe hagel is qualified, he won't hold up the process. >> i thought we had an agreement to wait a week so the remaining questions would be answered, but i understand the white house wanted a vote. they got a vote. we will have a vote when we get back. i'm confident that senator hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as the secretary of defense. >> the gop it says blocked hagel's nomination in an effort to further examine his record and views on israel and iran. senate majority leader harry reid hopes to bring a final vote to the floor when congress goes back in session next monday. >>> residents in coastal new england are cleaning up
. >>> president obama's nominee to run the pentagon will have to wait at least another week for an up or down vote in the senate. but it now appears chuck hagel will get that vote when senators return. at least two top republicans say they will stop efforts to stall his confirmation. that filibuster came a day after hagel was approved by the armed services by a party-line vote. one of his most vocal opponents says while he doesn't believe hagel is qualified, he won't hold up the...
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republicans are refusing to allow a vote to confirm the former colleague to run the pentagon. it's the first ever filibuster against someone nominated for defense secretary. but hagel's opponents say they're not filibustering. they're simply demanding a 60-vote threshold to end the debate. thanks for clearing it up. a vote is scheduled for friday when they try to get the votes necessary to move the process forward. john mccain backed away from the pledge not to filibuster hagel's nod. he says he is waiting to see if the obama administration responds to calls to offer up more details about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >>> leon panetta minced few words but what is most likely the last press briefing on the job. with the threat of a march 1st sequester looming, he lashed out at congress. he thinks they could be crippling with price cuts. >> oftentimes i feel luke i don't have a full partnership with my former colleagues on the hill in trying to do what's right for this country. we need to find solutions. we can't just sit here and. [ beep ] we can't just s
republicans are refusing to allow a vote to confirm the former colleague to run the pentagon. it's the first ever filibuster against someone nominated for defense secretary. but hagel's opponents say they're not filibustering. they're simply demanding a 60-vote threshold to end the debate. thanks for clearing it up. a vote is scheduled for friday when they try to get the votes necessary to move the process forward. john mccain backed away from the pledge not to filibuster hagel's nod. he says...
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bipartisan fashion stop sequestration before in the words of the secretary of defense t destroys the pentagon. >> now if there is any summer lining in this mess t is that the cuts would phase in gradually. but if the two party kos find agreement after a few weeks or even months, a lot of the damage could probably on undone. jeff? >> jeff: bill plante, thank you. thousands 6 environmental activists marched in washington today to protest plans for the keystone xl oil pipeline. if it gets government approval keystone would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs but opponents say that the environmental risk is too great. it is tax season and the ils is battling a rising tide of refund fraud cases caused by identity theft. a sweep last month netted 109 arrests and 189 indictments for a crime that could cost the country $21 billion over the next five years. seth doa ne has a case in point. >> reporter: in 2011 businessmen joe bianco waited patiently for a $10,000 tax refund. when he contacted the irs it said it had already been paid. >> somebody had file
bipartisan fashion stop sequestration before in the words of the secretary of defense t destroys the pentagon. >> now if there is any summer lining in this mess t is that the cuts would phase in gradually. but if the two party kos find agreement after a few weeks or even months, a lot of the damage could probably on undone. jeff? >> jeff: bill plante, thank you. thousands 6 environmental activists marched in washington today to protest plans for the keystone xl oil pipeline. if it...
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jon: the pentagon has responded this morning, and let me read off of the computer what the pentagon spokesman george little said. he calls this a well-worn pattern of belacose trefpltsz says the rhetoric is too high and this doesn't help, we, meaning the pentagon are concerned about anything that might destabilize the korean peninsula. the north koreans are claiming that we are the provocators here because we have been flying b52's over south korea or maybe an international air space along the coast. >> it's very interesting because the last time we flew b52's over south korea was after the tree cut event in 1976. that really got the korean's attention. they know what the b52 is, it's an airplane that delivers nuclear weapons, and so i happen, personally to having seen it in the past and seeing it now i think that was a very appropriate response. look, the north koreans are a criminal state, their whole purpose for existence is to maintain the ruling elite. there is nothing in it for them to start a war. what they are trying to do is extort resources from china and the rest of the western nat
jon: the pentagon has responded this morning, and let me read off of the computer what the pentagon spokesman george little said. he calls this a well-worn pattern of belacose trefpltsz says the rhetoric is too high and this doesn't help, we, meaning the pentagon are concerned about anything that might destabilize the korean peninsula. the north koreans are claiming that we are the provocators here because we have been flying b52's over south korea or maybe an international air space along the...
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how does the pentagon respond? >> it is a good question. what they are looking for is gender neutrality. the physical fitness test is one thing but being able to do a job they are saying is something else. in other words, a senior marine corps official said if you want to be a tanker in the marine corps you have to be able to load the tank mount. it weighs 50 pounds. you have to do everything possible in a small confined space to do that. they are not going to compromise on the basic skills you need to do a job. he said where there may be flexibility is do you need to be able to run x number of miles at exactly this many minutes and seconds? that may be up for debate. what the marine corps is going to do is get 400 men and 400 women and run through physical tasks, real jobs that take physical strength. they are going to see how that comes out. from there they will be able to see where these standards need to be. >> we are waiting for the secretary's official announcement happening in about 20 minutes away. >>> on capitol hill there is a new
how does the pentagon respond? >> it is a good question. what they are looking for is gender neutrality. the physical fitness test is one thing but being able to do a job they are saying is something else. in other words, a senior marine corps official said if you want to be a tanker in the marine corps you have to be able to load the tank mount. it weighs 50 pounds. you have to do everything possible in a small confined space to do that. they are not going to compromise on the basic...
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drone in the skies above the gulf according to the pentagon. defense officials say it got within 16 miles of the unarmed drone while it was conducting a classified surveillance flight over international waters on tuesday, but what of the two u.s. military aircraft escorting that drone fired a warning flare and after that the iranian jet broke off pursuit. you may remember in november, the pentagon reported fighter aircraft from iran actually fired at one of our drones, but did not destroy it. u.s. officials maintain they have the right to protect our military assets. well, it could be a preview of the 2016 presidential race. some possible republican contenders speaking back-to-back at cpac, the political conservative action conference. this year, a couple of potential candidates did not get an invitation. and campaign carl cameron, i haven't said that in a while, is at the conference in maryland. good to see you, it sounds like two speakers had very different visions for the future of the party. >> there's an awful lot of debate what the republ
drone in the skies above the gulf according to the pentagon. defense officials say it got within 16 miles of the unarmed drone while it was conducting a classified surveillance flight over international waters on tuesday, but what of the two u.s. military aircraft escorting that drone fired a warning flare and after that the iranian jet broke off pursuit. you may remember in november, the pentagon reported fighter aircraft from iran actually fired at one of our drones, but did not destroy it....
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artie's tests are sillier reporting there from brussels at the pentagon and once those fighting us wars from a far to be firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of a distinguished warfare medal it will be handed out to joystick wielding drone pilots who also mostly wage their battles without setting foot in any combat zones a bit earlier artie's are in english to explain to me what it takes to get the award. so your signature you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it takes to get it together and medal which is supposed to rank higher than the bronze medal which is given out to people who actually perform combat duty but according to the pentagon criteria i'm going to cite it here it will be recognizing a single act that directly affects the combat operation does not involve an act of valor and warrants that award higher than the bronze medal so instead of having to go to the front line and risk the extreme bloody violence there you can just sit in your recliner with a joystick and maybe a couple for
artie's tests are sillier reporting there from brussels at the pentagon and once those fighting us wars from a far to be firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of a distinguished warfare medal it will be handed out to joystick wielding drone pilots who also mostly wage their battles without setting foot in any combat zones a bit earlier artie's are in english to explain to me what it takes to get the award. so your signature you have a joystick and you...
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. >> this is, i believe, my final press conference here at the pentagon briefing room. there are moments when i thought i was part of the last act of an italian opera. you're not sure exactly when it would end, and when the fat lady would sing. >> for now the only certainty is much more congressional uncertainty. joy, does leon panetta need a shirt that says "i survived a chuck hagel filibuster and all i got was this lousy t-shirt?" just when he thinks it can't get worse, it's actually seemingly gotten worse. >> this is insane. i mean, last night i went through, and i was looking at the george w. bush cabinet nominations. none of which were filibustered. just for fun. just because i knew we were talking about it. his second term cabinet nominations, the majority went through by voice vote. they didn't even bother to take a poll of the senate. people like michael mukaze sailed through and alberto gonzalez, who went to the bedside of john ashcroft when he was the chief guy to demand that this sick man, this man who was on his bed barely lucid sign off on wiarrantless wire
. >> this is, i believe, my final press conference here at the pentagon briefing room. there are moments when i thought i was part of the last act of an italian opera. you're not sure exactly when it would end, and when the fat lady would sing. >> for now the only certainty is much more congressional uncertainty. joy, does leon panetta need a shirt that says "i survived a chuck hagel filibuster and all i got was this lousy t-shirt?" just when he thinks it can't get worse,...
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let me pause at what the pentagon is saying and and get your response. the pentagon is saying number one, that the four special forces operatives had to remain in tripoli to guard the embassy there and they were not combat ready and his suggestion as well that there could have been a flyover of f-16s from aviano in italy to buzz the terror attackers and scare them off. wouldn't have worked. because they were five hours away and would have to be refuelled mid-air and there were not refuelers present. has your committee taken that argument into consideration? >> well, sure, that's why we're want to hear testimony from the career foreign service person who is the senior-most person on the ground. this is not a political appointee. gregory hicks, i found him to be a real patriot when i went there in the first week of october. we want to hear firsthand accounts, not from the politicians but from the people who have firsthand accounts. >> i take that point, but he's not a military man. he's a diplomat and a very senior one. experienced one with great credibili
let me pause at what the pentagon is saying and and get your response. the pentagon is saying number one, that the four special forces operatives had to remain in tripoli to guard the embassy there and they were not combat ready and his suggestion as well that there could have been a flyover of f-16s from aviano in italy to buzz the terror attackers and scare them off. wouldn't have worked. because they were five hours away and would have to be refuelled mid-air and there were not refuelers...
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but the pentagon has grown concerned over chinese imports. during a diplomatic clash between china and japan over a disputed island chain, china stopped exports of rare minerals that japan needed for manufacturing. cbs news national security analyst juan zarate: >> we have already seen glimmers of countries like china deciding to use the supply chain and its economic muscle for diplomatic and geopolitical purposes. >> reporter: pentagon officials says they have already addressed two of the areas identified in that report. officials have ordered the pentagon to purchase more domestically produced minerals for use in night goggles, and they have invested in a new supplier to make propellant for the hellfire missile. jim? >> axelrod: wyatt andrews in washington, thank you. two u.s. service members and an american civilian are dead in afghanistan, killed by afghan soldier they were training. this latest insider attack took place at an afghan national army base in southeastern afghanistan. the gunman was killed. the commander of u.s. army forces i
but the pentagon has grown concerned over chinese imports. during a diplomatic clash between china and japan over a disputed island chain, china stopped exports of rare minerals that japan needed for manufacturing. cbs news national security analyst juan zarate: >> we have already seen glimmers of countries like china deciding to use the supply chain and its economic muscle for diplomatic and geopolitical purposes. >> reporter: pentagon officials says they have already addressed two...
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it is the first trip there for a pentagon chief in three years. his meetings with pakistan's prime minister over tensions with drone strikes and hopes to repair the relationship. he made a surprise visit to troops over the weekend and told them a possible budget deal could restore money to the military but notably he did not meet with president hamid karzai who ruffled feathers by refusing to sign a security deal. >>> a pod of wayward whales has risen. officials found 11 dead pilot whales in the florida keys sunday afternoon bringing the number of recovered character casts carcasses to 52. officials do not know the status of the remaining whales. >>> okay, a bizarre plane incident left one passenger with quite the surprise. tom wagner was on united flight from louisiana to california when he awoke to find the flight empty and the plane locked. >> i looked up at the ceiling and i saw the lights were out, looked down the aisle an nobody was home. >> you can hear more of wagner's interview this morning coming up on the "today" show. sports from richa
it is the first trip there for a pentagon chief in three years. his meetings with pakistan's prime minister over tensions with drone strikes and hopes to repair the relationship. he made a surprise visit to troops over the weekend and told them a possible budget deal could restore money to the military but notably he did not meet with president hamid karzai who ruffled feathers by refusing to sign a security deal. >>> a pod of wayward whales has risen. officials found 11 dead pilot...